Visiting Egypt at the end of June when it was swelteringly hot, might have been a crazy decision. However, it did have its advantages. Namely, fewer crowds and the necessity to get to sites ultra-early to escape the heat but ultimately be the first in, leaving time for further exploratio...
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Horus is an Egyptian deity that dates back to about 3100 BCE and was commonly worshipped during Greco-Roman times. Horus was a sky god—one translation of his name is “The One Who is Above.” He was also called “The Lord of the Sky.” He traversed the sky in the form of a falc...
Horus:god of the sky and daytime vs. Seth: god of land and night Osiris:god of vegetation and fertile soil vs. Seth: god of deserts and drought Ra:god of order and light vs. Seth: god of chaos and darkness This antithesis was considered vital to the dualistic nature of the Egyptian ...
Wadjet is also a snake goddess, patron of Lower Egypt, protector of kings and of Horus, closely allied — in evolving mythology — with both the cat goddess Bast and the vulture goddess Nekhbet. Her name means “papyrus colored.”